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Paul Rubens 72 Colors Hand-Rolled Artist Soft Pastel, Portraits Ideal for Professional, Art Lovers, Crafting, Drawing, Blending,Portraits

First of all, we have to know that chalk pastels are not oil pastels or crayons.Compared with crayons and oil pastels, soft pastels are more delicate, the colors are brighter, and the coloring is easier.

How to use chalk pastels?

• 1. When using the soft pastels, you can be applied with light force, and then rubbed with fingers or paper erasable pencil.
• 2. The soft pastel has good coverage, so if you use the wrong color, you can cover it with the correct color soft pastel, or use a scraper, painting knife or other tools to remove it. If other colors are stuck, you can erase them with paper (or painting knife )and paint them again.
• 3. When using soft pastels of different colors alternately, be careful not to mix other colors on the soft pastel, it may cause the picture will look messy.
• 4. There is a little loose powder is normal, because it is chalk pastel.
• 5. The edge of the soft pastel can be used to outline lines. Break the pastel into the target size and use the sides of it to color in. The sides are suitable for large areas of coloring.

• Scrape off the powder of pastel: Scrape off the powder with a blade. Dipping the powder with a brush to coloring.
• Pastel with other mediums: It can be matched with different traditional mediums, like oil pastels and colored pencils, to present different textures.
• Color layering: Overwrite the original color directly with the new color.
• White lines/dots creation: Use an eraser to create white lines or white dots.

Natural color development and realistic painting effect.

While these colorful sticks can be costly, a set of reliable and beautiful ones is a worthwhile investment.